He received a business administration degree from San Carlos University in Guatemala, and his thesis was awarded as the best in the country (1985) in the economics area.

He also got an MBA – graduated as cum laude – in Finance from Francisco Marroquin University, also in Guatemala City.

The passion for the game increased with the years, but professional activity limited his participation in "live tournaments".

Blanco was vice president and director of finance and administration of Kellogg's Latin America region from 2000 until his early retirement in 2007.

Blanco married Vivian Bock in 1983, and the couple have three children: María Alejandra, an architect living in Germany, Pablo Andrés (an organizational Psychologyst) and Valeria.